Storyline 1: Using Keyboard Shortcuts
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Here's a list of keyboard shortcuts to help you become even more productive when working in Storyline:
|
Key(s) |
Function |
| F1 | Help |
| F2 | Selects all text within a shape after its bounding box has been clicked |
| F3 | Normal view |
| F4 | Slide master |
| F5 | Feedback master |
| F7 | Spell check |
| F10 | Publish |
| F12 | Preview entire project |
| Shift+F9 | Show / Hide Gridlines |
| Shift+F12 | Preview current scene |
| Shift+drag | If moving an object, movement is constrained to straight lines. If resizing an object, size maintains aspect ratio. |
| Alt+drag | Move or resize an object with tighter control in 1 pixel increments |
| Ctrl+drag | If moving an object, a copy of the object will be created in the new location. If resizing an object, it will be proportionally resized from opposite directions simultaneously. |
| Ctrl+A | Select all (Click here for details on how Ctrl+A works in Storyline.) |
| Ctrl+B | Bold |
| Ctrl+C | Copy |
| Ctrl+D | Duplicate object |
| Ctrl+E | Center align text |
| Ctrl+F | Find |
| Ctrl+G | Group objects |
| Ctrl+I | Italicize |
| Ctrl+J | Insert picture |
| Ctrl+K | Insert hyperlink |
| Ctrl+L | Left align text |
| Ctrl+M | Insert slide |
| Ctrl+N | New project |
| Ctrl+O | Open project |
| Ctrl+R | Right align text |
| Ctrl+S | Save project |
| Ctrl+T | Insert text box |
| Ctrl+U | Underline |
| Ctrl+V | Paste |
| Ctrl+W | Close tab |
| Ctrl+Y | Redo |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo |
| Ctrl+Enter | Opens Format Shape dialog |
| Ctrl+F12 | Previews current slide |
| Ctrl+Mouse Wheel | Zoom in / out |
| Ctrl+Arrow | Moves selected object 1 pixel in the direction of the arrow |
| Ctrl+Shift+Arrow | Resizes the selected object by 1 pixel (up/down arrows increase/decrease the object height; right/left arrows increase/decrease the object width) |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Copy the selected object's formatting |
| Ctrl+Shift+G | Ungroup objects |
| Ctrl+Shift+V | Paste formatting from the clipboard (similar to Format Painter) |
| Ctrl+Shift+Enter | Opens Size and Position dialog |
| C | Adds a cue point if you press the key while playing the slide from the timeline |
| Spacebar | Pauses/plays the timeline once you click the play button on the timeline |
Creating Your Own Keyboard Shortcuts
You can also create your own keyboard shortcuts by adding features that you use frequently to the Quick Access Toolbar. To do so, right- click the button for any Storyline feature, and select Add to Quick Access Toolbar.
Then, to launch any of the buttons on the Quick Access Toolbar via a keyboard shortcut, press and hold the ALT key on your keyboard and then press the number key that matches the button you want to launch. For example, the first button on the Quick Access Toolbar is "1", the second button is "2", etc.